Thursday, October 30, 2008

Grande Premio do Brasil @ Sao Paulo 31 October 1 2 November 2008




Race (Sunday afternoon)

1 Felipe Massa Ferrari 71 Winner
2 Fernando Alonso Renault 71 + 13.2 secs
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 71 + 16.2 secs
4 Sebastian Vettel STR Ferrari 71 + 38.0 secs
5 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes 71 + 38.9 secs
6 Timo Glock Toyota 71 + 44.3 secs
7 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes 71 + 55.0 secs
8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 71 + 68.4 secs
9 Mark Webber Red Bull Renault 71 + 79.6 secs
10 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 70 + 1 Lap
11 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 70 + 1 Lap
12 Nico Rosberg Williams Toyota 70 +1 Lap
13 Jenson Button Honda 70 + 1 Lap
14 Sebastien Bourdais STR Ferrari 70 + 1 Lap
15 Rubens Barrichello Honda 70 + 1 Lap
16 Adrian Sutil Force India Ferrari 69 + 2 Laps
17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams Toyota 69 + 2 Laps
18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India Ferrari 69 + 2 Laps
Ret Nelsinho Piquet Renault 0 + 71 Laps
Ret David Coulthard Red Bull Renault 0 + 71 Laps

Q1 Q2 Q3 (Saturday afternoon)

1 Felipe Massa Ferrari
1:11.830 1:11.875 1:12.368 (17 laps)
2 Jarno Trulli Toyota
1:12.226 1:12.107 1:12.737 (15)
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
1:12.083 1:11.950 1:12.825 (19)
4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
1:12.213 1:11.856 1:12.830 (14)
5 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes
1:12.366 1:11.768 1:12.917 (17)
6 Fernando Alonso Renault
1:12.214 1:12.090 1:12.967 (18)
7 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari
1:12.390 1:11.845 1:13.082 (20)
8 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber
1:12.371 1:12.026 1:13.297 (18)
9 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari
1:12.498 1:12.075 1:14.105 (16)
10 Timo Glock Toyota
1:12.223 1:11.909 1:14.230 (24)
11 Nelsinho Piquet Renault
1:12.348 1:12.137 (13)
12 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
1:12.409 1:12.289 (13)
13 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber
1:12.381 1:12.300 (13)
14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault
1:12.690 1:12.717 (16)
15 Rubens Barrichello Honda
1:12.548 1:13.139 (14)
16 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota
1:12.800 (9)
17 Jenson Button Honda
1:12.810 (9)
18 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota
1:13.002 (8)
19 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari
1:13.426 (9)
20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari
1:13.508 (9)

Practice 3 (Saturday morning)

1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:12.141 (19 laps)
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.212 + 0.071 (18)
3 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.225 + 0.084 (18)
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:12.312 + 0.171 (17)
5 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:12.389 + 0.248 (19)
6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:12.402 + 0.261 (19)
7 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:12.426 + 0.285 (18)
8 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:12.453 + 0.312 (18)
9 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:12.457 + 0.316 (24)
10 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:12.457 + 0.316 (19)
11 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:12.625 + 0.484 (16)
12 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:12.698 0.557 (18)
13 Timo Glock Toyota 1:12.712 + 0.571 (22)
14 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:12.971 + 0.830 (22)
15 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:13.054 + 0.913 (19)
16 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:13.058 + 0.917 (22)
17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:13.135 + 0.994 (24)
18 Jenson Button Honda 1:13.278 + 1.137 (23)
19 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:13.460 + 1.319 (22)
20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:13.680 + 1.539 (22)

Practice 1 (Friday Morning)

1 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:12.305 (24 laps)
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.495 + 0.190 (23)
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:12.507 + 0.202 (18)
4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:12.874 + 0.569 (24)
5 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.925 + 0.620 (20)
6 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:13.061 + 0.756 (25)
7 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:13.298 + 0.993 (24)
8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:13.378 + 1.073 (39)
9 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:13.426 + 1.121 (28)
10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:13.466 + 1.161 (33)
11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:13.600 + 1.295 (24)
12 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:13.621 + 1.316 (23)
13 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:13.649 + 1.344 (30)
14 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:13.676 + 1.371 (28)
15 1Jenson Button Honda 1:13.766 + 1.461 (13)
16 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:13.806 + 1.501 (24)
17 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:13.836 + 1.531 (30)
18 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:13.861 + 1.556 (19)
19 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:14.704 + 2.399 (21)
20 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:14.821 + 2.516 (21)

Pre race comment

Kimi Raikkonen - “I want to fight for victory in Brazil and celebrate a good result with the team. This would give me a good feeling for the winter and the upcoming season. Over the last two races I had a much better feeling with the car in Q3, when I had a bigger fuel load. t's important to believe in the car and the possibility to attack; this is what makes the difference. I hope that we can find the right set-up, after we've been very close a couple of times.

There are not so many positive things for me [which] I achieved over the last season. At the beginning of the year things went very well, but then we lost track and we couldn't get back. It was a very long year and I can't wait to have a break. We have to analyse every single detail of what happened and try to learn from our mistakes to improve everything for next year. But now we have to give it all at the last race of the 2008 season.”

Ron Dennis - “In any walk of life, if a young person comes in and is immediately successful, his or her competitors may struggle to come to terms with that. What would you expect? What would you expect them to say? They said it about David Beckham. They said it about others, not only in the UK. These kinds of people – young people who are instantly successful – always receive criticism. It’s completely understandable. So, with respect to journalists everywhere, many of whom are doing a difficult job very well, we advise Lewis: ‘Don’t read the papers. Don’t surf the net. We can’t stop you reading the papers or surfing the net but it may disrupt your focus so please don’t’.

Every driver has to have a beginning to his career, But, when Lewis’s career beginning is already proving to be so good, as long as we can continue to provide him with competitive cars in the future, he’ll go on to surpass all records. I don’t think anyone would hesitate to think that.”

Nico Rosberg - “We had a strong race there last year and I finished fourth. As we haven’t had a great showing in the past two races, it would be nice to do well again here and end the season on a positive note. It’s going to be difficult with this year’s harder tyres, and we’ll have to cover a lot of ground with the car on Friday to get to the optimum set-up."

Kazuki Nakajima - “This race marks my first anniversary in Formula 1 and I can’t believe how quickly it’s gone! I’ve certainly learnt a lot and I’ll be using that experience in Brazil this weekend. This race will be easier than some of the others this season because I actually have experience of racing at Interlagos. Our car worked well in Brazil last year, and I hope that’s the case on Sunday and we have a better race than we did in Japan and China. The track itself is fairly challenging, but it’s really exciting to drive.”

Sam Michael (Williams technical director) - “The grid here is traditionally very tight due to the low fuel penalty and short lap time, so the midfield will probably be even closer than usual. We’ve put in some good performances in Brazil over the years, last year’s race being no exception. This weekend we’ll be looking to close 2008 with a good result.”

Pat Symonds (Renault Chief Engineer) - “I don’t see why not,” he said when asked if it would be strong again in Brazil. If you look at the last few races, we’ve seen the car performing well at some very different circuits. But as well as our strengths, our weaknesses are still there and I think that the exit out of turn 12 and the long drag up the hill to the first corner will be quite tough for us and not an area where we will be particularly strong. However, the car should be good through the quick corners of turns three and five, and overall I think we can maintain a similar level of competitiveness to that which we’ve shown in the past few races.

There is no doubt that during the last few races we’ve been very aware of Toyota, what they were doing and the tactics we needed to beat them. So we are released from that constraint, but the reality is that over the past few races our strategy has been simply about achieving the best possible result and that is how we will approach the final race of the season.

It was disappointing that we started the year further back than we had expected to, and had the situation remained like that it would have been quite disheartening for us. There were reasons for it, but in this particular case it's the facts that matter, not the reasons for those facts. The way we've turned the situation around has given us an enormous boost as we've proved we can out-develop our competitors and arguably out-develop those that are leading the championship because we really have moved a lot closer to them.

I think that's a great message to take through to next year with so many new factors being introduced because we've shown that we can steal the initiative with this sort of thing.”
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix @ Shanghai 17 18 19 October 2008



Race (Sunday afternoon)

1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes 56 Winner
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 56 + 14.9 secs
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 56 + 16.4 secs
4 Fernando Alonso Renault 56 + 18.3 secs
5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 56 + 28.9 secs
6 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 56 + 33.2 secs
7 Timo Glock Toyota 56 + 41.7 secs
8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 56 + 56.6 secs
9 Sebastian Vettel STR Ferrari + 64.3 secs
10 David Coulthard Red Bull Renault + 74.8 secs
11 Rubens Barrichello Honda + 85.0 secs
12 Kazuki Nakajima Williams Toyota + 90.8 secs
13 Sebastien Bourdais STR Ferrari + 91.4 secs
14 Mark Webber Red Bull Renault + 92.4 secs
15 Nico Rosberg Williams Toyota + 1 Lap
16 Jenson Button Honda + 1 Lap
17 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India Ferrari + 1 Lap
Ret Heikki Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes + 7 Lap
Ret Adrian Sutil Force India Ferrari + 43 Laps
Ret Jarno Trulli Toyota + 54 Laps

Q1 Q2 Q3 (Saturday afternoon)

1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes
1:35.566 1:34.947 1:36.303 (15 laps)
2 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
1:35.983 1:35.355 1:36.645 (15)
3 Felipe Massa Ferrari
1:35.971 1:35.135 1:36.889 (16)
4 Fernando Alonso Renault
1:35.769 1:35.461 1:36.927 (18)
5 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes
1:35.623 1:35.216 1:36.930 (16)
6 Mark Webber Red Bull Renault
1:36.238 1:35.686 1:37.083 (19) *
7 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber
1:36.224 1:35.403 1:37.201 (17
8 Sebastian Vettel STR Ferrari
1:35.752 1:35.386 1:37.685 (16)
9 Jarno Trulli Toyota
1:36.104 1:35.715 1:37.934 (19)
10 Sebastien Bourdais STR Ferrari
1:36.239 1:35.478 1:38.885 (18)
11 Nelsinho Piquet Renault
1:36.029 1:35.722 (12)
12 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber
1:36.503 1:35.814 (14)
13 Timo Glock Toyota
1:36.210 1:35.937 (16)
14 Rubens Barrichello Honda
1:36.640 1:36.079 (15)
15 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota
1:36.434 1:36.210 (15)
16 David Coulthard Red Bull Renault
1:36.731 (7)
17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams Toyota
1:36.863 (9)
18 Jenson Button Honda
1:37.053 (9)
19 Adrian Sutil Force India Ferrari
1:37.730 (9)
20 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India Ferrari
1:37.739 ((9)

* Drops 10 places on grid for engine change

Practice 3 (Saturday morning)

1 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:36.061 (17 laps)
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes 1:36.135 + 0.074 (15)
3 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:36.150 + 0.089 (18)
4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes 1:36.324 + 0.263 (16)
5 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:36.396 + 0.335 (22)
6 Nico Rosberg Williams Toyota 1:36.427 + 0.366 (20)
7 Sebastien Bourdais STR Ferrari 1:36.642 + 0.581 (20)
8 David Coulthard Red Bull Renault 1:36.712 + 0.651 (18)
9 Kazuki Nakajima Williams Toyota 1:36.713 + 0.652 (20)
10 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:36.789 + 0.728 (20)
11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:36.839 + 0.778 (19)
12 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:36.842 + 0.781 (16)
13 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:36.901 + 0.840 (15)
14 Sebastian Vettel STR Ferrari 1:36.902 + 0.841 (18)
15 Jenson Button Honda 1:36.958 + 0.897 (18)
16 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:36.996 + 0.935 (18)
17 Timo Glock Toyota 1:37.053 + 0.992 (22)
18 Mark Webber Red Bull Renault 1:37.566 + 1.505 (12)
19 Adrian Sutil Force India Ferrari 1:37.648 + 1.587 (19)
20 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India Ferrari 1:37.964 + 1.903 (18)

Practice 2 (Friday Afternoon)

1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.750 (33 laps)
2 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:36.024 + 0.274 (36)
3 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:36.094 + 0.344 (38)
4 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:36.159 + 0.409 (32)
5 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:36.375 + 0.625 (38)
6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:36.480 + 0.730 (31)
7 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:36.529 + 0.779 (32)
8 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:36.542 + 0.792 (34)
9 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:36.553 + 0.803 (38)
10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:36.556 + 0.806 (33)
11 Timo Glock Toyota 1:36.615 + 0.865 (33)
12 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:36.775 + 1.025 (37)
13 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:36.797 + 1.047 (33)
14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:36.808 + 1.058 (36)
15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:36.925 + 1.175 (38)
16 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:36.975 + 1.225 (31)
17 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:37.473 + 1.723 (38)
18 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:37.617 + 1.867 (33)
19 Jenson Button Honda 1:37.800 + 2.050 (37)
20 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:37.904 + 2.154 (36)

Practice 1 (Friday Morning)

1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.630 (23 laps)
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:36.020 + 0.390 (24)
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:36.052 + 0.422 (23)
4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:36.103 + 0.473 (21)
5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:36.507 + 0.877 (25)
6 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:36.661 + 1.031 (25)
7 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:37.040 + 1.410 (23)
8 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:37.070 + 1.440 (32)
9 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:37.180 + 1.550 (30)
10 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:37.278 + 1.648 (25)
11 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:37.491 + 1.861 (26)
12 Jenson Button Honda 1:37.619 + 1.989 (25)
13 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:37.630 + 2.000 (23)
14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:37.638 + 2.008 (22)
15 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:37.638 + 2.008 (26)
16 Timo Glock Toyota 1:37.664 + 2.034 (29)
17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:37.827 + 2.197 (28)
18 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:38.219 + 2.589 (24)
19 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:38.285 + 2.655 (25)
20 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:38.479 + 2.849 (26)

Pre race comment

Ron Dennis - "Lewis is a racing driver. That's what makes him the driver he is. He is going to fight for positions at every opportunity - you are not going to stop him doing that. Of course, with the benefit of hindsight, it would have been nice if he had been a little bit more prudent in the first corner. Some of the things he does leave us in awe of him, The simple fact is he is a great driver and we are going to fight for the world championship, but it's sometimes a bit of an uphill struggle. I think the thing that really got to him was the penalty - it really did. He was bitterly complaining about it in the car. Without the penalty, we would have still got points, that's for sure."

Robert Kubica - "I think you at least have to try, there is nothing to lose. I think Kimi showed last year that anything is possible. The difference is that I have two guys in front of me, not one and at normal pace it’s no secret that we are not as fast as (Felipe) Massa and (Lewis) Hamilton, so life is a bit more difficult but everything can still happen. Once you are able to be leader after seven races, you should be able to fight for the championship,We didn’t improve a lot lately with the car, so this didn’t help me but still, I’m 12 points behind the leader. Over the last three races it shows that everything can be possible. In Monza we had changeable conditions - I started 11th, I finished third. In Singapore I would easily have finished on the podium, I think. My race was ruined by safety cars, so it’s changeable. We have to be there and I hope this is a good boost for the last two races and I hope we can find a few tenths which will help me in the battle."

Lewis Hamilton - “For sure, it’s not easy to always say or do the right thing, and when you’re constantly being scrutinised it can be particularly difficult. Recently, there have been lots of different quotes attributed to me.And sometimes I’ve said things that have either come out the wrong way or been taken out of context so people get a different feeling of what I’ve said when I haven’t expressed myself correctly. I’m only human and every now and then people make mistakes. I would never say I was better than anyone else, but I am a Formula 1 driver and all of us have to believe in ourselves to get to where we are. You have to have that belief to go out and win: and that’s what helps you strive for better performance and to achieve more in your life. look at the other drivers and I want to beat them. I would never say, ‘I’m better than you,’ I just think that all these guys are the best and to be the best I have to beat them. That’s how every racing driver sees things."

"Felipe hit me off," Hamilton was quoted as saying by The Independent. "I went on the inside of him and he broke left and hit me pretty hard. "It was as deliberate as it could be."

Felipe Massa - "I did not hit him deliberately. I can't believe he sees it that way. For me it was just a racing incident but we took the penalty. He braked too late and just pushed me off the track. I had two wheels in the gravel and couldn't stop the car. I have a good relationship with Lewis and I will not do something to destroy something by purpose."

Jarno Trulli - "In the end we had to be happy with fifth place in Fuji but I was hoping for a little more in front of our home fans. The lower temperatures didn't really suit our car in Japan but it should be a bit warmer in China, which will be better for us. I am fired up to get a good result this weekend. We have been pushing really hard all season and we are still very motivated to finish the year on a high in these last two races."

Timo Glock - "I was expecting better in Japan, obviously, and I thought I was in decent shape to finish in the points before I had to retire. It's good that we race again so soon after because I can forget what happened at Fuji and focus on returning to the points in Shanghai. Our car is competitive and I believe I can score points in every race so that is my first target for this weekend, and after that we will push to finish as high as possible."

Fernando Alonso - "I don’t know what to say now (after Japanese Grand Prix) because I am still thinking not, but my heart says yes. The feeling I have now is that we can do anything because of (winning at) a circuit like this. We were not too light on fuel. Regarding the laps people stopped in the first stint, qualifying was a 'real' fourth place, so I am still confident for the next two races. Maybe no wins but who knows, maybe podiums are possible now. I think about four tenths, half a second (Current deficit on McLaren and Ferrari). Okay, there are some circuits where we are a little bit closer, some circuits where it’s a little bit more than half a second but I think another four or five tenths would put us in a very strong position.

First of all we need to have a competitive, hard car here in Shanghai and Brazil to be fighting with McLaren and Ferrari. If we do that and Felipe wins the race and I can be second or third I will be happy to help Felipe to take as many points as possible and this is the only approach. My best relationship for example is with Robert (Kubica). I would like to see him winning the championship but I know this is quite difficult because I think the performance etc it will be difficult to recover 12 points. I will do my own race but after all, when you finish the race and see the results, you prefer some drivers to win or some teams to win compared to others" he commented on the Formula 1 official website,
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Friday, October 10, 2008

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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix @ Fuji Speedway 10 11 12 October 2008

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Race

1 Fernando Alonso Renault 67 Winner
2 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 67 + 5.2 secs
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 67 + 6.4 secs
4 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 67 + 20.5 secs
5 Jarno Trulli Toyota 67 + 23.7 secs
6 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 67 + 39.2 secs
7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 67 + 46.1 secs
8 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 67 + 50.8 secs
9 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 67 + 54.1 secs
10 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 67 + 59.0 secs *
11 Nico Rosberg Williams Toyota 67 + 62.0 secs
12 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes 67 + 78.9 secs
13 Rubens Barrichello Honda 66 + 1 Lap
14 Jenson Button Honda 66 + 1 Lap
15 Kazuki Nakajima Williams Toyota 66 + 1 Lap
Ret Giancarlo Fisichella Force India Ferrari 21 + 46 Laps
Ret Heikki Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes 16 + 51 Laps
Ret Adrian Sutil Force India Ferrari 8 + 59 Laps
Ret Timo Glock Toyota 6 + 61 Laps
Ret David Coulthard Red Bull Renault 0 Accident

* Sebastien Bourdais has had 25 seconds added to his race time as a penalty for making contact with Ferrari’s Felipe Massa coming out of the pits. The stewards’ decision drops Bourdais from 6th to 10th

Q1 Q2 Q3 (Saturday afternoon)

1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
1:18.071 1:17.462 1:18.404 (15 laps)
2 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
1:18.160 1:17.733 1:18.644 (20)
3 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes
1:18.220 1:17.360 1:18.821 (22)
4 Fernando Alonso Renault
1:18.290 1:17.871 1:18.852 (19)
5 Felipe Massa Ferrari
1:18.110 1:17.287 1:18.874 (18)
6 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber
1:18.684 1:17.931 1:18.979 (20)
7 Jarno Trulli Toyota
1:18.501 1:17.541 1:19.026 (23)
8 Timo Glock Toyota
1:17.945 1:17.670 1:19.118 (24)
9 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari
1:18.559 1:17.714 1:19.638 (21)
10 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari
1:18.593 1:18.102 1:20.167 (20)
11 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault
1:18.303 1:18.187 (16)
12 Nelsinho Piquet Renault
1:18.300 1:18.274 (11)
13 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
1:18.372 1:18.354 (13)
14 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota
1:18.640 1:18.594 (16)
15 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota
1:18.740 1:18.672 (16)
16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber
1:18.835 (9)
17 Rubens Barrichello Honda
1:18.882 (9)
18 Jenson Button Honda
1:19.100 (11)
19 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari
1:19.163 (10)
20 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari
1:19.910 (10)

Practice 3 (Saturday morning)

1 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:25.087 (19 laps)
2 Timo Glock Toyota 1:25.171 + 0.084 (25)
3 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:25.415 + 0.328 (19)
4 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:25.474 + 0.387 (24)
5 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:25.563 + 0.476 (23)
6 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:25.614 + 0.527 (20)
7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:25.709 + 0.622 (15)
8 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:25.785 + 0.698 (20)
9 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:25.799 + 0.712 (19)
10 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:25.880 + 0.793 (24)
11 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.901 + 0.814 (8)
12 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:25.984 + 0.897 (22)
13 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:26.013 + 0.926 (21)
14 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:26.213 + 1.126 (19)
15 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.239 + 1.152 (10)
16 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:26.277 + 1.190 (18)
17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:26.662 + 1.575 (22)
18 Jenson Button Honda 1:26.922 + 1.835 (26)
19 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:27.357 + 2.270 (12)
20 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:27.918 + 2.831 (17)

Practice 2 (Friday Afternoon)

1 Timo Glock Toyota 1:18.383 (44 laps)
2 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:18.426 + 0.043 (41)
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.463 + 0.080 (40)
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:18.491 + 0.108 (40)
5 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:18.725 + 0.342 (39)
6 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:18.734 + 0.351 (39)
7 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:18.734 + 0.351 (36)
8 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:18.761 + 0.378 (23)
9 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.803 + 0.420 (32)
10 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:18.863 + 0.480 (45)
11 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:18.865 + 0.482 (39)
12 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:18.888 + 0.505 (43)
13 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:18.981 + 0.598 (41)
14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:19.040 + 0.657 (41)
15 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:19.258 0.875 (42)
16 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:19.287 + 0.904 (41)
17 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:19.327 + 0.944 (36)
18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:19.482 + 1.099 (44)
19 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:19.894 + 1.511 (37)
20 Jenson Button Honda 1:19.999 + 1.616 (42)

Practice 1 (Friday Morning)

1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.910 (23 laps)
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:19.063 + 0.153 24
3 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.279 + 0.369 (20)
4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:19.399 + 0.489 (31)
5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:19.473 + 0.563 (30)
6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:19.743 + 0.833 (35)
7 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:20.121 + 1.211 (30)
8 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:20.160 + 1.250 (26)
9 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:20.182 + 1.272 (34)
10 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:20.217 + 1.307 (25)
11 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:20.288 + 1.378 (26)
12 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:20.350 + 1.440 (28)
13 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:20.620 + 1.710 (24)
14 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:20.628 1.718 (23)
15 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:20.657 + 1.747 (33)
16 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:20.753 + 1.843 (32)
17 Jenson Button Honda 1:20.769 + 1.859 (27)
18 Timo Glock Toyota 1:20.823 + 1.913 (37)
19 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:20.905 + 1.995 (24)
20 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:21.014 + 2.104 (28)

Pre race comment

Kazuki Nakajima - "I think there will be some expectation from the fans because I’m the only Japanese driver at the moment so I’m a bit more nervous for this race. The atmosphere will be great though and I’ll just do my best to relax, enjoy the weekend and hopefully bring home some points. I’m really excited about my home grand prix and this will be the first time I’ve been back to Fuji for three years. It used to be my F3 team’s home track so I lived in the area for a year. It feels really good to be going back, and this time I’ll be driving a Formula 1 car so I can’t wait."

Nico Rosberg - "After our second place in Singapore, we want to go to Japan with the same momentum and continue our high. Fuji Speedway might not be the best circuit for our car but weather could play a big part in the proceedings this weekend. Last year’s race was a washout and there’s a strong possibility it will rain again this year. If that happens, we’ll have a good chance of a strong finish as our car goes well in the wet."

Lewis Hamilton - "I think I learned something when I was behind David Coulthard in Singapore: previously, you'd tell yourself to be consistent and avoid any unnecessary mistakes - but it's one thing saying it and another to do it, And once you get in the car, it can be hard to stop the instincts you've been developing since you were eight years old. But I actually think Singapore was a good learning experience: there was less pressure to achieve a victory because of the unusual circumstances, which meant I was actually able to start thinking of the world championship. I hate driving for points, but I think we can all see the benefit of that approach at the moment."

Bob Bell (Renault technical director) - "For me it was the Fernando of old. He never gave up and when the time came to really push hard to gain an advantage he did so and brought home the maximum points. There was certainly an element of luck with the safety car, but Fernando had been on it all weekend and after the second safety car he pulled out an immediate gap over (Nico) Rosberg and (Lewis) Hamilton, which confirmed the pace of the car and what an outstanding job he did. He was very pleased for the team as well and I think it showed him that we still have the potential to go out and win races. He saw us return to the sort of form that we used to enjoy and that meant as much to him as the victory itself."

Fernando Alonso - "We worked hard to develop some new parts for Singapore, but also for the final three races of the season so I think that we can be on the pace in Fuji. We will give our maximum to try and make that the case. After our victory in Singapore, the whole team is determined to have those feelings again as soon as possible. We must remain focussed and try to repeat our level of performance from Singapore to fight at the front. However, I remain realistic as it will be difficult to race the Ferraris and McLarens, but we will give our maximum to score as many points as possible because the fight for fourth in the championship remains very close."

Giancarlo Fisichella - "To tell you the truth I have not noticed any friction. I guess every team wants to be competitive, and for this reason there are discussions among team members and maybe arguments. But we have never suffered because of that. If anything, our position down the field has been a bigger incentive to continue to push. I only know that my boss, Vijay Mallya, has promised me a good car in 2009 and I trust him one hundred percent.We are always moving forward and we have kept up with the field with honour. But every other team has done the same and this is why our progress is so little noticed."

John Howett (Toyota team president) - "I am confident we can finish fourth this season because I know we have the potential and the will to achieve our targets. However, this team does not exist to finish fourth; we exist to win. Therefore we have other targets over the remainder of the season. We aim to improve our performance relative to the other teams and that means fighting for podium finishes - we are aggressively developing the car in order to do that. At the same time we must continue the strong progress we have made on the 2009 car. This is not an easy task but nothing about Formula 1 is easy and we are ready for the challenge."

Nick Heidfeld - "I'm very pleased about this announcement and about the confidence that the team have shown in me. I've always said that I was happy to stay with BMW Sauber because we’ve managed to achieve what we set out to do at this stage and I really hope that we will be battling it out for the title itself next year. There have been times this season when neither I nor the team could honestly say that we were satisfied with the way things were going, but we have always pulled together and come through.”

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Monday, September 22, 2008

Singtel Singapore Grand Prix @ Singapore 26 27 28 September

Valencia > Spa-Francorchamps > Monza > Singapore > Fuji > Shanghai > Sao Paulo
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Race (Sunday 2000 hours)

1 Fernando Alonso Renault 61 Winner
2 Nico Rosberg Williams Toyota 61 + 2.9 secs
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes 61 + 5.9 secs
4 Timo Glock Toyota 61 + 8.1 secs
5 Sebastian Vettel STR Ferrari 61 + 10.2 secs
6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 61 + 11.1 secs
7 David Coulthard Red Bull Renault 61 + 16.3 secs
8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams Toyota 61 + 18.4 secs
9 Jenson Button Honda 61 + 19.8 secs
10 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes 61 + 26.9 secs
11 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 61 + 27.9 secs
12 Sebastien Bourdais STR Ferrari 61 + 29.4 secs
13 Felipe Massa Ferrari 61 + 35.1 secs
14 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India Ferrari 61 + 43.5 secs
15 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 57 + 4 Laps
Ret Jarno Trulli Toyota 50 + 11 Laps
Ret Adrian Sutil Force India Ferrari 49 + 12 Laps
Ret Mark Webber Red Bull Renault 29 + 32 Laps
Ret Rubens Barrichello Honda 14 + 47 Laps
Ret Nelsinho Piquet Renault 13 + 48 Laps

Q1 Q2 Q3 (Saturday 2200 hours)

1 Felipe Massa Ferrari
1:44.519 1:44.014 1:44.801 (16 laps)
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
1:44.501 1:44.932 1:45.465 (14)
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
1:44.282 1:44.232 1:45.617 (16)
4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber
1:44.740 1:44.519 1:45.779 (18)
5 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes
1:44.311 1:44.207 1:45.873 (19)
6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber *
1:45.548 1:44.520 1:45.964 (19)
7 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari
1:45.042 1:44.261 1:46.244 (15)
8 Timo Glock Toyota
1:45.184 1:44.441 1:46.328 (21)
9 Nico Rosberg Williams Toyota
1:45.103 1:44.429 1:46.611 (17)
10 Kazuki Nakajima Williams Toyota
1:45.127 1:44.826 1:47.547 (20)
11 Jarno Trulli Toyota
1:45.642 1:45.038 (12)
12 Jenson Button Honda
1:45.660 1:45.133 (14)
13 Mark Webber Red Bull Renault
1:45.493 1:45.212 (12)
14 David Coulthard Red Bull Renault
1:46.028 1:45.298 (16)
15 Fernando Alonso Renault
1:44.971 no time (6)
16 Nelsinho Piquet Renault
1:46.037 (6)
17 Sebastien Bourdais STR Ferrari
1:46.389 (6)
18 Rubens Barrichello Honda
1:46.583 (7)
19 Adrian Sutil Force India Ferrari
1:47.940 (10)
20 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari
no time (2)

* 3 place grid penalty for blocking Rubens Barichello when driving into the pit lane

Practice 3 (Saturday 1900 hours)

1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:44.506 (19 laps)
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:45.119 + 0.613 (13)
3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:45.246 + 0.740 (16)
4 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:45.249 + 0.743 (18)
5 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:45.386 + 0.880 (17)
6 Jenson Button Honda 1:45.409 + 0.903 (20)
7 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:45.425 + 0.919 (17)
8 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:45.450 + 0.944 (21)
9 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:45.477 + 0.971 (19)
10 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:45.599 + 1.093 (18)
11 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:45.689 + 1.183 (19)
12 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:45.982 + 1.476 (18)
13 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:45.982 + 1.476 (13)
14 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:46.073 + 1.567 (21)
15 Timo Glock Toyota 1:46.180 + 1.674 (23)
16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:46.221 + 1.715 (19)
17 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:46.482 + 1.976 (10)
18 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:46.794 + 2.288 (6)
19 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:47.166 + 2.660 (14)
20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:47.727 + 3.221 (19)

1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:45.654 (30 laps)
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:45.752 + 0.098 (28)
3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:45.793 + 0.139 (31)
4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:45.797 + 0.143 (31)
5 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:46.164 + 0.510 (34)
6 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:46.384 + 0.730 (36)
7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:46.580 + 0.926 (25)
8 Jenson Button Honda 1:46.901 1.247 (32)
9 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:47.013 + 1.359 (32)
10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:47.046 + 1.392 (22)
11 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:47.137 + 1.483 (15)
12 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:47.145 + 1.491 (35)
13 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:47.300 + 1.646 (33)
14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:47.487 + 1.833 (24)
15 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:47.640 + 1.986 (31)
16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:47.760 + 2.106 (36)
17 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:47.965 + 2.311 (12)
18 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:48.009 + 2.355 (25)
19 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:48.059 + 2.405 (28)
20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:48.311 + 2.657 (36)

Practice 1 (Friday 1900 hours)

1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:45.518 ( 20 laps)
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:45.598 + 0.080 (23)
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:45.961 + 0.443 (24)
4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes + 1:46.463 0.945 (20)
5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber + 1:46.618 1.100 (23)
6 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota + 1:46.710 1.192 (25)
7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:46.725 + 1.207 (29)
8 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:46.964 + 1.446 (24)
9 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:47.175 + 1.657 (30)
10 Jenson Button Honda 1:47.277 + 1.759 (30)
11 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:47.570 + 2.052 (28)
12 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:47.662 + 2.144 (23)
13 Timo Glock Toyota 1:47.706 + 2.188 (27)
14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:48.097 + 2.579 (16)
15 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:48.517 + 2.999 (23)
16 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:48.725 + 3.207 (19)
17 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:48.839 + 3.321 (24)
18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari + 1:48.906 3.388 (25)
19 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:49.064 + 3.546 (29)
20 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:53.703 + 8.185 (4)

Pre race comment

Pre race comment

Felipe Massa - "A positive dayThis is only the start of the weekend and
there is still a lot of work to do, but we have got off on the right foot. The
car is handling well, especially on the harder tyres, but we know track
conditions will improve so it is too early to draw conclusions. I think we
will be competitive: whether we will be more or less so than our rivals, I
cannot yet say."

Kimi Räikkönen - "At the start of the day, we had a well balanced car
and then, in the afternoon, we tried a modification to the front end that
we had tried at the Mugello test last week, but it did not produce the
effect we hoped for, but there was not enough time to switch back,"

Fernando Alonso - "The first day of work has gone well. The circuit is
interesting, very bumpy in places, especially into turn number seven,
and we have to keep an eye on that because it can become a problem.
In terms of the lighting, when I walked the track I was impressed, but
behind the wheel at 300 km/h some parts of the track are a bit dark. But
despite that, this is an amazing opportunity for the spectators to attend
a night race and I am satisfied with my day."

Nelsinho Piquet - "It was an interesting experience to drive today during
the night and the organisers have done a remarkable job to make this
possible. The behaviour of the car felt good and it reacted well to the
different set-up options that we tried. However, we still have a bit of work
to do ahead of qualifying tomorrow, but the first signs are encouraging."

Nico Rosberg - “In general I think we can be quite happy with our
performance today.We have started well and I feel quite confident that
we can have a good weekend. Of course there is some way to go to see
how we will shape up with the competition around us.”

Kazuki Nakajima - “In the second session I had a bit of a moment as I
made contact with the wall, but fortunately the damage was minor and I
could complete the planned programme,” he said. Looking ahead, I know
exactly the places on the track where I need to improve and I will have a
good go at this tomorrow. t’s a very tough track, hot and bumpy, probably
the bumpiest track surface we encounter all season. As a consequence,
I think it will be a pretty demanding race. The grip level is not at all bad,
maybe a little low at the moment, but by the time we get into qualifying
and the race, the track will have rubbered in well.”

Timo Glock - "I am really looking forward to this race because I believe we have a good chance to score more points. Things didn't work out for us in Monza, with the changing track conditions coming at just the wrong time for our strategy and the fight for fourth in the constructors' championship isvery close now. We are really motivated to come out on top." After Friday -
"They were both quite difficult sessions for me today. The track is really bumpy and the car is quite tricky to handle at the moment. It was a different experience driving in the lights and the whole track is a bit unusual. At the end of second practice I just lost the car when I hit a kerb and that was it, I made contact with the barrier. But that didn't affect our programme and overall we got through a lot of work today, so it was successful in that sense. So far I am not totally happy with the car and we have quite a lot to improve but I will sit down with my engineers and I'm sure we will make progress before qualifying."

Jarno Trulli - "High-downforce tracks suit our car very well and after bad luck in Spa and Monza I am looking forward to returning to the points" Defends 'safe' U-turn - “In first practice unfortunately I had a spin at the last corner and I wanted to move off the racing line as safely as possible, so I decided to go down the pit lane,” he said. I took the quickest and safest option available to me and the other cars. I have been penalised and I accept that but I know I did the safest thing for me and the other drivers – it is one of the quickest corners on the track and you don't want to have a crash there. We have been improving gradually throughout the two sessions, We are trying to find the right set-up and we have changed quite a lot on the car."

Sebastian Vettel - “I’m not happy with my car yet as it feels very loose and I don’t think we will have an easy time. So tonight we must work hard to improve it and hopefully make a step forward tomorrow.”

Sebastien Bourdais - “It’s a very nice track but, unfortunately, the quick parts are the bumpiest and so we are having to run the cars quite high, which obviously reduces performance. Globally the car is not too bad and today we have been trying to find the best set-up and assess the two types of tyre.There are no worries about running under the lights and I even ran with a lightly smoked visor. There are hardly any shadows and you can see very well.”

Nick Heidfeld - “Overall I had a good first practice day here, although my fastest lap from the second session doesn't give that impression."

Robert Kubica - “As expected the track is quite demanding – not only for the driver but also for the car. You are always going round corners and the surface is very bumpy, especially in two or three places. It is very important to have a stable car here as you can easily lose a lot of time in several corners.On the first lap I got used to the track and, as I was going at a good pace immediately, we were then able to start working on the set-up. In the second session we did the tyre comparison. Now we have to analyse the data andsee what we have to change for tomorrow.”
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